Medina vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$353
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
20
91
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
1.41M
6.26M

The cost of living in Medina is 29% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6257th and 4604th ($853 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Chile, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 3833rd and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Santiago

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Medina Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$7298

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534